Terry Gildeahttp://wuot.org
enPodcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay Mormonshttp://wuot.org/post/podcaster-risks-excommunication-defending-gay-mormons
Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are cracking down on members who openly dispute the doctrine of the faith. Earlier this week, a Mormon feminist was excommunicated for pursing membership in the all-male priesthood of the church. Now another member, John Dehlin, is facing the same fate — for questioning scripture and speaking out on behalf of gay Mormons.<p>Dehlin records a new episode of <a href="http://mormonstories.org/john-dehlin/">his podcast, Mormon Stories, </a>every week from his home office in North Logan, Utah.Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:57:00 +0000Terry Gildea20712 at http://wuot.orgPodcaster Risks Excommunication For Defending Gay MormonsTwice Rejected, LGBT Group Won't Give Up On Boy Scout Bidhttp://wuot.org/post/twice-rejected-lgbt-group-wont-give-boy-scout-bid
Seventh-grader Senicka Arciaga-Spears wants to be a Boy Scout. Over a homemade Sunday evening dinner, he tells his two moms, Eliza and Kelly, that he wants to learn survival skills — including fishing and "dangerous hiking."<p>Eliza would like her son to join the Scouts, too. "They teach discipline and obedience and respect and self-sufficiency. I want that for him," she says.Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:20:00 +0000Terry Gildea6165 at http://wuot.orgTwice Rejected, LGBT Group Won't Give Up On Boy Scout Bid